Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing opportunities (no deadline).
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Pick of the Week:
Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week is: The Royal Court Introduction to Playwriting Groups for Autumn 2015
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper – 47 Playwright Submissions w/ August (and late July/early September) Deadlines – Deadlines ongoing
Little Pieces of Gold accepting submissions of 10 minute plays – Deadline: 27 July 2015
Introduction to Playwriting Course at the National Theatre (£375, bursaries available) – Deadline: 27 July 2015
Monkey wood Theatre seeking 5 minute plays from Manchester United football fans – Deadline: 27 July 2015
BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum – Children’s film and TV Submissions – Deadline: 27 July 2015
Talawa Theatre Company – open to submissions from Black British writers – Deadline: 31 July 2015
The Hijabi Monologues Story Contest 2015 (for Muslim women) – Deadline: 31 July 2015
Verity Bargate Award 2015 (£6,000 prize) – Deadline: 31 July 2015
Short Plays sought for The Platform at The Bread & Roses Theatre – Deadline: 31 July 2015
Gems Players seeking submissions for ‘Take Ten’ 10 Minute Play Writer’s Season for performance and publication (Australia, $5 AUD entry fee) – Deadline: 31 July 2015
New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest ($25 entry fee) – Deadline: 31 July 2015
Shore Screenwriting Competition (up to £2,000 cash prize, £25-£35 entry fee) – Deadline: 31 July 2015 (regular deadline); 31 August 2015 (final deadline)
The Three Leaches Play Competition ($10 submission fee) – Deadline: 1 August 2015
Alfred Fagon Award 2015 open for applications from playwrights of Caribbean or African descent – Deadline 1 August 2015
Proscenium Theatre Journal seeking submissions – Deadline 1 August 2015
The Royal Court Introduction to Playwriting Groups open for submissions – Deadline: 4 August 2015
British Council accepting submissions for Lagos Theatre Festival (18-35’s only) – Deadline: 9 August 2015
Pentabus seeking 16-25 year old writers for 2015/16 Playwriting Group – Deadline: 14 August 2015
London Horror Festival 2015 competition – Deadline 15 August 2015
Talos Science Fiction Theatre Festival Call for Scripts– Deadline 15 August 2015
Yale Drama Series Competition 2015 – Deadline: 15 August 2015
Postcard Theatre accepting 60-90 minute scripts in new playwriting competition – Deadline: 21 August 2015
The Progressive Playwright Award – Tron Theatre (Scottish writers only) – Deadline: 21 August 2015
Carabosse seeking 5-20 minute submissions on theme of ‘Winter’ (Milton Keynes, open to London writers) – Deadline: 24 August 2015
Global Playwriting Contest 2015 on Confronting Climate Change and Defying Disasters ($5,000 USD prize) – Deadline: 30 August 2015
Shore Screenwriting Competition (up to £2,000 cash prize, £25-£35 entry fee) – Deadline: 31 July 2015 (regular deadline); 31 August 2015 (final deadline)
Submissions sought for Supernova 7: A Festival of New One-Act Plays – Deadline: 31 August 2015
Blank Theatre’s Living Room Series seeking plays (Los Angeles) – Deadline: 31 August 2015
Open Theatre Project seeking 20-60 minute pieces for solo performers (Boston, USA) – Deadline: 1 September 2015
Gillian Hush Award for Radio Drama – Deadline: 1 September 2015
TheatreFest15 seeking short plays on theme of slavery to perform on Isle of Man (£10 entry fee) – Deadline: 1 September 2015
2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition for short screenplays ($40 entry fee, $10,000 grand prize) – Deadline: 1 September 2015 (early bird fee); 15 November 2015 (final deadline fee)
‘Brave New Ending’ Writing Challenge – Deadline: 7 September 2015 (to be considered for performance); 31 December 2015 (final deadline)
Bush Theatre Summer submissions window now open – Deadline: 11 September 2015
BBC Script Room – Drama scripts submission dates released – Deadline: 24 September 2015 (submissions accepted from 7 September 2015)
StageWrite seeking 30-40 min. scripts for Bedford’s annual New Writing Festival – Deadline: 30 September 2015
IdeasTap Innovators Fund – now open through Hiive – Deadline: 30 September 2015
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award launched for new radio drama writers based in the North – Deadline: 8 October 2015
BBC Launches Screenplay First Award (£10,000 prize) – Deadline: 22 October 2015
Saving Endangered Species (SES) International Playwriting Prize (California, $100 prize) – Deadline: 30 November 2015
2015 TF Evans Shaw Society £500 Writing Award (entry £8/£5) – Deadline: 30 November 2015
Hampstead Theatre submissions window now open for plays – Deadline: 31 December 2015
Events and workshops:
International Festival Encounters Summer School in Edinburgh (£450 course fee) – 21-25 August 2015
Tutored Playwriting Retreat with Arvon (£685-£720) – –
Writing For Forum Theatre with Cardboard Citizens (£384 for week-long course) – 7-11 September 2015
Omnibus writers group sessions starting in September (£84 for 8 sessions) – From 7 September 2015
Free Online Digital Storytelling Course with BBC Academy/ Future Learn – course starts on 28 September 2015
Guardian Masterclasses: writing a script for TV – 31 October 2015 & 1 November 2015
Ongoing submissions:
Plain Paper Productions seeking new work from writers- Deadline: None posted
East End Literary Salon open to rolling submissions – Deadline: Rolling
Orange Tea Theatre accepting submissions – Deadline: Rolling
Fractured Lines accepting scripts for new writing night – Deadline: rolling
Funding available for students at Glasgow University MLitt Playwriting & Dramaturgy – Deadline: None posted
Everything Theatre accepting plays for podcast readings – Deadline: None posted
The Cockpit Theatre seeking work for scratch nights – No deadline posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month.
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: None (open submissions)
Poppy Seed – accepting submissions of 5 minute scripts for blog – Deadline: None posted
COG ARTSpace call out for playwrights! – Deadline: None posted